WVHooligan 07 November @ 05:20 PM EST
I know I normally take the weekend's off but I do think this news is noteworthy enough to get me
to the laptop to type it out. Steve Goff reported earlier today that former New York Red Bull
academy player and Rutgers star Dilly Duka is set to sign with Major League Soccer.
Instead of exploring options in Europe like he had hoped after he left Rutgers earlier this
fall, Duke now is set to sign a four-year deal with the league.
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Standing on a rooftop overlooking the site of the Philadelphia Union's future stadium, I
couldn't help but see the pieces being put into place for a club that should help revitalize soccer
on the East Coast.
As cranes lowered ten-ton cement blocks into place to piece together the Union's stadium, you
could stand inside the unfinished building and see the vision.
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Standing on a rooftop overlooking the site of the Philadelphia Union's future stadium, I
couldn't help but see the pieces being put into place for a club that should help revitalize soccer
on the East Coast.
As cranes lowered ten-ton cement blocks into place to piece together the Union's stadium, you
could stand inside the unfinished building and see the vision.
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The most notable concerns about this squad are the omission of Charles Renken and Joseph
Gyau recent Hoffenheim signings who had trouble at Bradenton. Sebastian Lleget, is also not on the
squad. The omission of the West Ham Academy player is a huge blow for Wilmer Cabrera's
side.
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WVHooligan 30 September @ 01:44 PM EST
Chester Stadium currently under construction. (Photo via Philadelphia Union)
Editor's Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan each week. Today he is back to discuss something
that is very close to home, the soon to be expansion Philadelphia Union. Geoff lives just 15
minutes away from the new club.
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As some have heard at this point, Josh Wicks is going to be out 4-6 weeks because of a
dislocated shoulder and torn MCL. Milos Kocic is the next in line for goalkeeper. Bill Hamid is not
available for league matches, only CONCACAF Champions League.
With Kocic in goal, how does DC work with this?
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The U.S. national team's World Cup qualifiers are still two weeks away, but fans can't stop
talking about the national team.
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The U.S. national team's World Cup qualifiers are still two weeks away, but fans can't stop
talking about the national team.
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The Houston Dynamo will play a vital CONCACAF Champions League match tonight, and is doing what
it can to make sure it has a big crowd behind it.
According to the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Dynamo is charging $5 for end-line seats for
tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match at Robertson Stadium vs.
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The Houston Dynamo will play a vital CONCACAF Champions League match tonight, and is doing what
it can to make sure it has a big crowd behind it.
According to the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Dynamo is charging $5 for end-line seats for
tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match at Robertson Stadium vs.
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Former US National Team and Chicago Fire midfielder Chris Armas is the latest inductee into
Chicago's 'Ring of Fire' Hall of Fame. Armas spent the bulk of his Major League Soccer career in
Chicago, winning the '98 MLS Cup and four US Open Cup titles. He was a seven time All-Star. Armas
joins former Fire captain Peter Nowak, former Fire player and current Fire technical director Frank
Klopas, the Fire's first General Manager Peter Wilt,.
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American-born defender Edgar Castillo is a step closer to a potential spot with the U.S. men's
national team after completing and submitting his application to switch from the Mexican national
team to the United States, sources told SBI.
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Who will Peter Nowak and the Philadelphia Union take? Who will each team protect? I don't know, but
I'll give it my best guess three months before everyone really starts focusing on it. You remember
the rules, don't you? I'm assuming they'll stay the same as the past three years: 11 players can be
protected, must protect three foreigners, GA players are exempt.
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WVHooligan 07 August @ 06:35 PM EST
Time to round out the end of the work week with some links and thoughts. I have a couple MLS
thoughts and one US national team item to discuss tonight.
DC Plays For Trophies
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I love DC United and how they market their club. They've put little stickers on newspapers
throughout DC with the date of the US Open Cup final against Seattle.
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MLS Rumors 29 July @ 06:10 PM EST
Like their Toronto brethren, Philadelphia and Seattle MLS fans better get used to this scene.
Two stories on the 2010 Season Ticket front today. Our advice if you are in Philadelphia, Seattle,
or Toronto, lock in your season tickets for 2010 now rather than later.
First it appears half of Philadelphia's 18,500 seat stadium is already sold out.
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Our sister site, EPL Talk has a conversation between myself and Tom Glick, the Chairman of Derby
County FC, who is an American.
This show should be of particular interest to any fan of the game from the United States. It
incldues a discussion of American sports and of Derby County's success investing in a youth club
that last week won the USSF Development Academy finals for the U15/U16 level.
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Danny Szetela could have kept on chasing the European dream, but he had spent enough time on the
bench to know that he needed a complete change of scenery.
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Danny Szetela could have kept on chasing the European dream, but he had spent enough time on the
bench to know that he needed a complete change of scenery.
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Watching the USMNT play Grenada last Saturday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, something dawned on me.
A strong core of our squad in this installment of the continental championship, played for our
country at the Olympics in Beijinlist of players on roster at both competition at bottom). It's
apparent that since departed Peter Nowak had a very good feel for the pulse of our young
talent.
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On this date in MLS history, June 28, 2003, Peter Nowak became the first inductee into the Chicago
Fire's "Ring of Fire." And in 2008 on this date, the Fire paid tribute to supporters Dan Parry and
Brandon Kitchens with the start of the commemorative Wall of Honor. CLICK HERE to read my post at
Examiner.
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Peter Nowak head coach of the Philadelphia Union has asked Josh Gros to join his coaching team.
"I hadn't talked to him for a few months, but he called me out of the blue to offer me the
position," Gros said. "Obviously, I didn't hesitate to take it."
"The whole concept for me behind this relationship is that Josh was always the one guy you could
rely on and really trust to get job done no matter the position you put him in," Nowak, hired May
28 as the Union's first head coach, told the Philadelphia Daily News earlier this week.
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MLS Rumors 11 June @ 05:08 PM EST
The Philadelphia Union Front Office has announced that Philadelphia Union Team Manager Peter Nowak
reached back for one of his former players to help build the club's soccer operations by selecting
Mechanicsburg, PA native Josh Gros as Team Coordinator. Gros, 26, will be responsible for
organizing all matters involving Union players, both on and off the field.
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MLS Daily 06 June @ 05:23 AM EST
MLSnet Game Previews
- RSL, Rapids Resume Mountain Cup
- I-95 Rivalry Sees Revived Revs vs. Red Bulls
Americans Abroad / USMNT
The Five MLS Players Who Can Most Help The USMNT - MLS Daily
USA Confederations Cup Roster Revealed - Soccer By Ives
More Aftermath From The US Disaster At Saprissa - MLS Talk
Dispelling The Myths Of U.
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Wednesday night's Saprissa Massacre has to be considered one of the lowest points for the U.S.
National Team since returning to the World Cup in 1990, and instead of dissecting that game and
breaking down the various reasons for the loss and the various mistakes made by Bob Bradley and his
squad, I want to point out that the U.
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By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (June 1, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- The Philadelphia Union won't kick a
ball for real until the Spring of 2010. Their stadium is still early in the process of being
constructed and they have yet to introduce their first player. Ownership still felt it important at
this stage of the game to bring in a coach and start the groundwork of putting together a brand new
team.
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This week on the Match Fit USA Soccer Show, Jason and Zach discuss the fan's preference for club or
country, Gary Smith and the USOC debacle, Philly hiring Peter Nowak and an amazing week in MLS,
and...
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Ouch.
Poor Brian Ching.
Making some links will help ease the pain:
- Messi = fish? [Off the Post]
- Some coach banned, some ref suspended. [ESPN]
- Pato's getting married. [Futbolita]
- New Man. United shirt deal? [Guardian]
- Peter Nowak resigns at USMNT asst.
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John Smallwood of the Philadelphia Daily News talks about the excitement surrounding the hire of
Peter Nowak as the new head coach of the Philadelphia expansion team of MLS.
PIOTR "PETER" NOWAK is a big name and a good hire to be the Philadelphia Union's first
coach.Unless the Union wanted to extend its coaching search beyond the U. Click to continue reading...
One game to watch this weekend: Toronto visits Houston in a homecoming for Dwayne De Rosario.
A bit from today's paper on that game:
Dwayne De Rosario has good memories of his time with the Houston Dynamo, for whom he scored
plenty of clutch goals to help them claim two MLS Cup titles.
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MLS expansion franchise Philadelphia will introduce Peter Nowak as its first head coach at a news
conference on Friday, sources with knowledge of the hire confirmed to ESPNsoccernet on Thursday.
Nowak, the only man to win an MLS Cup as a player and head coach, is leaving his post as U.
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Things seem to be coming together for the Philadelphia Union according to this article in the New
York Times, which describes how Peter Nowak will be the team's first coach and Bouna Coundoul, a
goalkeeper from Senegal who played for the Colorado Rapids in MLS last season will be the first
player signed by the team.
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CHICAGO (May 28, 2009) — U.S. Men's National Team assistant coach Peter Nowak has resigned from
his position with U.S. Soccer to pursue other career opportunities.
Nowak served as head coach Bob Bradley's top assistant for more than two years, and led the U.S.
Under-23 Men's National Team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Philadelphia Union are set to unveil their first ever coach tomorrow. According to Soccer by Ives,
it's going to be Peter Nowak, one of Bob Bradley's assistants with the US National team. Nowak is
the only man to have ever won the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach. This guy appears to be a
true winner in the American soccer scene - sounds almost Sounders-esque, no?
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Peter Nowak said farewell to one job on Thursday, setting up his next coaching opportunity,
which will begin on Friday.
Nowak officially resigned from his post as U.
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Peter Nowak said farewell to one job on Thursday, setting up his next coaching opportunity,
which will begin on Friday.
Nowak officially resigned from his post as U.
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